Keyword: queues: theory

Found 542 papers in total
A stability conjecture on bandwidth sharing networks
A stability conjecture on bandwidth sharing networks
2011,
We consider a queueing model where documents are simultaneously transferred over a...
Nonnegativity of solutions to the basic adjoint relationship for some diffusion processes
Nonnegativity of solutions to the basic adjoint relationship for some diffusion processes
2011,
For a multi‐dimensional diffusion process, an important problem is whether the...
Wide‐sense regeneration for Harris recurrent Markov processes: an open problem
Wide‐sense regeneration for Harris recurrent Markov processes: an open problem
2011,
Harris recurrence is a widely used tool in the analysis of queueing systems. For...
Open problems in renewal, coupling and Palm theory
Open problems in renewal, coupling and Palm theory
2011,
This note presents four sets of problems. The first suggests the possibility of a...
Tail behaviour of the area under a random process, with applications to queueing systems, insurance and percolations
Tail behaviour of the area under a random process, with applications to queueing systems, insurance and percolations
2011,
The areas under the workload process and under the queueing process in a...
On the greedy walk problem
On the greedy walk problem
2011,
This note introduces a greedy walk on Poisson and Binomial processes, which is a close...
The on–off network traffic model under intermediate scaling
The on–off network traffic model under intermediate scaling
2011,
The result provided in this paper helps complete a unified picture of the scaling...
Linear loss networks
Linear loss networks
2011,
This paper investigates theoretical properties of throughput and cost in linear loss...
Discounted Robust Stochastic Games and an Application to Queueing Control
Discounted Robust Stochastic Games and an Application to Queueing Control
2011,
This paper presents a robust optimization model for n ‐person finite...
Four Canadian Contributions to Stochastic Modeling
Four Canadian Contributions to Stochastic Modeling
2008,
We outline the history, significance, and impact of four important contributions by...
Triangular M/G/1‐Type and Tree‐Like Quasi‐Birth‐Death Markov Chains
Triangular M/G/1‐Type and Tree‐Like Quasi‐Birth‐Death Markov Chains
2011,
In applying matrix‐analytic methods to M/G/1‐type and tree‐like...
An experiential learning approach to teaching waiting line principles
An experiential learning approach to teaching waiting line principles
2011,
Teaching MBA students goes beyond the computations. I want them to learn how to...
Modeling network traffic by a cluster Poisson input process with heavy and light-tailed file sizes
Modeling network traffic by a cluster Poisson input process with heavy and light-tailed file sizes
2010,
We consider a cluster Poisson model with heavy-tailed interarrival times and cluster...
Analysis of discrete-time queueing systems with priority jumps
Analysis of discrete-time queueing systems with priority jumps
2010,
This text is a summary of the author’s PhD thesis supervised by Herwig Bruneel...
Maximum entropy approach to machine repair problem
Maximum entropy approach to machine repair problem
2010,
For an M/G/1 machine repair problem, the steady-state probability...
An approximation approach for the deviation matrix of continuous-time Markov processes with application to Markov decision theory
An approximation approach for the deviation matrix of continuous-time Markov processes with application to Markov decision theory
2010,
We present an update formula that allows the expression of the deviation matrix of a...
Utility-maximizing resource control: Diffusion limit and asymptotic optimality for a two-bottleneck model
Utility-maximizing resource control: Diffusion limit and asymptotic optimality for a two-bottleneck model
2010,
We study a stochastic network that consists of two servers shared by two classes of...
Cooperation in service systems
Cooperation in service systems
2010,
We consider a number of servers that may improve the efficiency of the system by...
The first Erlang century–and the next
The first Erlang century–and the next
2009,
The history of queueing theory, particularly over the first sixty years after Erlang's...
Strong bounds on perturbations
Strong bounds on perturbations
2009,
This paper provides strong bounds on perturbations over a collection of independent...
Staffing many-server queues with impatient customers: Constraint satisfaction in call centers
Staffing many-server queues with impatient customers: Constraint satisfaction in call centers
2009,
Motivated by call center practice, we study asymptotically optimal staffing of...
Technical note: Traffic intensity estimation
Technical note: Traffic intensity estimation
2009,
This note examines estimation of the traffic intensity in an M/G/1 queue. We show that...
Optimal Control of Distributed Parallel Server Systems Under the Halfin and Whitt Regime
Optimal Control of Distributed Parallel Server Systems Under the Halfin and Whitt Regime
2008,
We consider a distributed parallel server system that consists of multiple server...
Recurrences in an infection model: A medical application of GI/M/s loss systems
Recurrences in an infection model: A medical application of GI/M/s loss systems
2007,
We consider a simple model for the evolution of a bacterial infection and its...
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